WOTR & W-CReS, with the support of GIZ, brought together multiple stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners to explore a fundamental question: How do we build resilient food systems in an era of climate uncertainty?
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Experts fear early monsoons in Maharashtra could disrupt the sowing and harvesting cycles. We spoke to farmers across Maharashtra to understand their losses, coping strategies, and expectations.
The title ‘Mahila Pravartak’ may sound official, but it captures something far more powerful: a woman changemaker. These women are the backbone of WOTR’s community health efforts—moving door-to-door, to bring real transformation to the communities they serve.
WOTR’s initiatives ensure healthcare access across rural India by combining traditional knowledge with local networks for disseminating information about nutrition, contributing to India’s efforts to provide healthcare access for all citizens.
Within a small place, Singaram Budhundu from Telangana and his family members manage a small kitchen garden which provides his family with a steady stream of fruits and vegetables, adds to their nutrition and also boosts the family income
The Watershed Organisation Trust actively participated in Poshan Maah 2024 by implementing several programmes addressing malnutrition and health issues among women and children in India
Sahulia Singh’s family, once reliant on a limited diet of rice and potatoes, now grows a variety of vegetables through WOTR’s kitchen garden initiative, improving their nutrition and reducing dependence on distant markets.
Aruna Ganesh Shivasagar, a resident of Kumbharwadi village, Sangamner, dreamt of growing her own food despite not owning land. With support from WOTR and Axis Bank Foundation’s ‘Sustainable Livelihoods Programme’, she embraced gurney gardening in her front yard. Despite initial skepticism, Aruna successfully cultivated a variety of vegetables, reaping a harvest within three months.
Singaram Budhundu, 58, is a marginal farmer who lives with his family of 8 in Chinnajetram village in Narayanpet, Telangana. He owns 2 acres of land, where he grows rice and red gram. Within a small place, Budhundu and his family members manage a small kitchen garden and grow vegetables like red chillies, brinjal, tomatoes, okra and cauliflower using water from the household tap.
Aligned with WOTR’s mission to enhance the livelihoods of small and marginalised farmers, FPOs facilitate collective action, promote sustainable farming practices, and provide better market access. This article outlines the critical role FPOs play in strengthening food systems and ensuring food security and highlights their relevance to WOTR’s initiatives.
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Leopards in Pune reveal how cities reshape wildlife boundaries, forcing us to rethink coexistence beyond romance, fear, and reactive conservation.
Women of this village in Odisha walked eight kilometers daily for drinking water until the solar-powered borewell transformed lives.
India’s Supreme Court reimagines corporate responsibility, weaving environmental stewardship, biodiversity protection, and sustainable development into the heart of business ethics.
WOTR began mobilising farmers across Gajapati, Rayagada, and Ganjam in 2021, helping them form six Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs).
Exploring India’s farm roads, revealing how poor rural connectivity undermines productivity, mechanisation, incomes, and migration decisions nationwide.
Reflecting on 2025, this blog captures how communities and WOTR strengthened water security, livelihoods, ecosystems, and climate resilience together.
Environmental awareness has never been higher, yet climate-damaging behaviour continues unchecked. This blog examines the growing green disconnect.
A woman farmer in Odisha rebuilds her livelihood through climate-resilient agriculture, soil health improvement, and collective market access support.